In our August 25 show, gauging electoral fitness

This morning, we’re keeping the preview shorter than usual due to some technical difficulties. Rest assured, we’ll have more on the blog about this week’s news over the course of the weekend. For now, let’s just get down to the important stuff – what’s on today’s edition of “MHP”!

Today, we’ll preview next week’s Republican National Convention with topics ranging from how we determine who is fit for office, the early-voting controversy in Ohio, and the role of Florida Senator Marco Rubio at that convention. We’ll also mark the seventh anniversary of Hurrican Katrina, and the destruction it inflicted upon Melissa’s adopted hometown of New Orleans. Don’t miss a special video feature about the new, Katrina-ravaged home Melissa has begun to restore!

Our guests include:

Douglas Brinkley, presidential historian.

Jonathan Capehart, opinion writer for the Washington Post, and an msnbc contributor.

As always, folks – be sure to interact with us during the show here in the comments of this post, on Facebook, and on Twitter, using the hashtag #nerdland. We look forward to having you join us at 10am ET on msnbc!